“Jephthah made a vow to the Lord” Judges 11:30a Judges 11 is the story of Jephthah. He was a Judge of Israel who vowed to give whatever came out his door as a Burnt Offering, if God would help Israel in War. When he returns, his daughter is the 1st one out. Do you see […]
“Then Gideon said to him, “O my lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us?” Judges 6:13a Judges 6-8 is the story of Gideon. As the Angel of the Lord meets him, He declares “the Lord is with you, O valiant warrior”. This is Gideon’s reply. This reveals
“They were for testing Israel, to find out if they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had commanded their fathers through Moses.” Judges 3:4 Yesterday, we saw Israel’s Disobedience; they did not drive out the Nations of Canaan as God commanded! Though this was for their own good, they rebelled and went
“but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.” Judges 1:19b Not long into Judges, you come to today’s verse. This would be the 1st of many where Israel does not obey God in the destruction of the Enemy. Much of Chapter 1 is devoted to this Tragedy.
“When the sons of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel gathered themselves at Shiloh to go up against them in war.” Joshua 22:12 Chapter 22 should be titled “Jumping to Conclusions”. Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh, return to their inheritance east of the Jordan. They erect a large
“Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.” Joshua 21:45 This is Joshua’s summary statement regarding Israel and their conquest of Canaan. From the drying up of the Jordan River, to the last parcel of land of Canaan being designated for the
“Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah” Joshua 15:1a Chapter 15 describes the territory Judah was allotted, as well as all the cities it contained. There are 115 cities named here. They were not just empty cities, towns, and villages. At one time, they were filled with people; the Elderly, Moms
“But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurites or the Maacathites; for Geshur and Maacath live among Israel until this day.” Joshua 13:13 This is the first of several references in Joshua of Israel’s failure to obey God’s command; to “utterly destroy” the inhabitants, as well as their Wicked Culture (Deuteronomy 7). God
“Now the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear or be dismayed.” Joshua 8:1a After the miraculous conquest of Jericho, and the embarrassing loss at Ai, God now speaks these words to Joshua. Both he and Israel had been utterly humbled as they saw the reality of Absolute Dependency upon God. Now they were at
“Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” Joshua 7:25a Achan’s Sin! Sermons could be preached on this. Let this one thought be ours today. Achan loved silver, gold, and clothing more than he loved God. For this he brought God’s Judgement down on himself, his family, and all